diff --git a/claude_bottle/egress_proxy_addon_core.py b/claude_bottle/egress_proxy_addon_core.py
index d2bbfbf..e77cbc9 100644
--- a/claude_bottle/egress_proxy_addon_core.py
+++ b/claude_bottle/egress_proxy_addon_core.py
@@ -169,15 +169,33 @@ def match_route(
     routes: typing.Sequence[Route],
     request_host: str,
 ) -> Route | None:
-    """Return the first route whose `host` matches `request_host`.
+    """Return the route whose `host` matches `request_host`.
 
-    Exact match in v1 — globs / wildcards are a follow-up (per PRD
-    0017 open questions). Hostname comparison is case-insensitive
-    because DNS names are case-insensitive."""
+    Match precedence:
+      1. Exact (case-insensitive) match on the literal hostname.
+      2. Wildcard match: a route whose host starts with `*.` is a
+         suffix pattern. `*.example.com` matches any host that
+         ends with `.example.com` (so `foo.example.com` and
+         `a.b.example.com`, but NOT the apex `example.com` or
+         `barexample.com`).
+
+    Exact match wins over wildcard so an operator can declare a
+    specific route on top of a broader wildcard (e.g. a
+    `*.github.com` bare-pass + an `api.github.com` route with
+    auth). DNS names are case-insensitive."""
     target = request_host.lower()
+    # Pass 1: exact, literal hostname match.
     for r in routes:
-        if r.host.lower() == target:
+        host = r.host.lower()
+        if not host.startswith("*.") and host == target:
             return r
+    # Pass 2: wildcard suffix match (`*.foo.com` → `.foo.com`).
+    for r in routes:
+        host = r.host.lower()
+        if host.startswith("*."):
+            suffix = host[1:]  # keeps the leading `.`
+            if target.endswith(suffix) and target != suffix[1:]:
+                return r
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_egress_proxy_addon_core.py b/tests/unit/test_egress_proxy_addon_core.py
index fd9de6e..ba89fce 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_egress_proxy_addon_core.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_egress_proxy_addon_core.py
@@ -148,6 +148,64 @@ class TestMatchRoute(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(match_route(self.ROUTES, "evil.api.github.com"))
 
 
+class TestMatchRouteWildcards(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Wildcard host patterns: `*.foo.com` matches any host that
+    ends with `.foo.com` (subdomains, one level or more)."""
+
+    def test_wildcard_matches_direct_subdomain(self):
+        routes = (Route(host="*.example.com"),)
+        r = match_route(routes, "foo.example.com")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(r)
+        self.assertEqual("*.example.com", r.host)
+
+    def test_wildcard_matches_nested_subdomain(self):
+        routes = (Route(host="*.example.com"),)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(match_route(routes, "a.b.example.com"))
+
+    def test_wildcard_does_not_match_apex(self):
+        routes = (Route(host="*.example.com"),)
+        self.assertIsNone(match_route(routes, "example.com"))
+
+    def test_wildcard_does_not_match_overlapping_suffix(self):
+        # `*.example.com` shouldn't match `barexample.com` — the
+        # match requires `.` before the suffix.
+        routes = (Route(host="*.example.com"),)
+        self.assertIsNone(match_route(routes, "barexample.com"))
+
+    def test_wildcard_case_insensitive(self):
+        routes = (Route(host="*.example.com"),)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(match_route(routes, "FOO.Example.COM"))
+
+    def test_exact_match_wins_over_wildcard(self):
+        # A specific route declared alongside a broader wildcard
+        # should take precedence — operators stack a per-host
+        # config on top of a permissive wildcard this way.
+        routes = (
+            Route(host="*.github.com"),
+            Route(host="api.github.com", auth_scheme="Bearer",
+                  token_env="EGRESS_PROXY_TOKEN_0"),
+        )
+        r = match_route(routes, "api.github.com")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(r)
+        self.assertEqual("api.github.com", r.host)
+        self.assertEqual("Bearer", r.auth_scheme)
+
+    def test_exact_wins_regardless_of_route_order(self):
+        # Same as above but with wildcard declared AFTER exact —
+        # exact wins because pass 1 finds it before pass 2 runs.
+        routes = (
+            Route(host="api.github.com", auth_scheme="Bearer",
+                  token_env="EGRESS_PROXY_TOKEN_0"),
+            Route(host="*.github.com"),
+        )
+        r = match_route(routes, "api.github.com")
+        self.assertEqual("api.github.com", r.host)
+
+    def test_no_match_falls_through(self):
+        routes = (Route(host="*.example.com"),)
+        self.assertIsNone(match_route(routes, "elsewhere.org"))
+
+
 # --- decide --------------------------------------------------------------